World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin J. Heater
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania
Honored By
John Meurs
ENGINEER WITH THE 392ND BOMB GROUP, 576TH BOMB SQUADRON, OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1944, ON A MISSION TO BERLIN, ANOTHER B-24 COLLIDED WITH HIS BOMBER, THE B-24J, SERIAL # 41-100371, DURING AN ATTACK BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. HIS BOMBER LOST PART OF ITS LEFT WING. THE PILOT MANAGED A WHEELS-UP LANDING 14 MILES NORTH OF HANNOVER, GERMANY. HE SURVIVED THE LANDING AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.